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Summary: This Tiger is no pussycat!
Review: Exceptional and exciting. The one disappointment is that it is so fast-paced that you'll not want to put it down and therefore it won't help you kill time at the airport.
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Summary: The beginning of the adventure
Review: Having been a big fan of Richard Sharpe and his creator, Bernard Cornwell, for many years, I was extremely pleased to see this title. It's been kind of interesting, how Mr. Cornwell has bounced through time in writing Sharpe's adventures, but it's been lots of fun. Mr. Cornwell does a great job of recreating the feel of the Napoleonic Era, and since I started reading these books, I have gotten more interested in the time-frame.
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Summary: Sharpe delivers
Review: Having been a fan of the television episodes, I was eager to read the original books, and I was not disappointed. After finishing the book, I literally found myself waking up to dreams of soldiering in Wellesley's army---it really takes you there!My biggest complaint is directed towards some of the predictable characterizations, especially of the villain, Sergeant Hakeswill, and even sometimes Sharpe himself, who, though realistically rendered as a former criminal that discovers he is a born soldier, becomes a bit of a deus ex machina at critical points in the story. Sometimes I think these larger-than-life characterizations detract a bit from the gritty realism of army life (and death), but then I must simultaneously admit that I read this expecting a sort of epic yarn (oxymoron?), so I'm not totally displeased. In any case, Sharpe is a pleasure to read.
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Summary: BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ WOW!!!
Review: HAVING RECENTLY FINISHED THE EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR BOOK(BLOODY GROUND) BY MR CORNWELL ,I WAS EXPECTING TO BE LET DOWN BY THIS NEW BOOK SHARPES TIGER. HOWEVER THE BOOK BLEW ME AWAY, THE CHARACTER RICHARD SHARPE IS EVEN BETTER THAN NATHANIEL STARBUCK. THE BOOK HAS EVERYTHING YOU WOULD WANT DRAMA SUSPENSE COMEDY AND BRUTALITY. MR CROMWELLS DESCRIPTIONS OF BRUTAL EXECUTIONS AND WAR ARE EXTRAORDINARY PLUS HE SHOWS US ONE OF THE MOST VILE DESPICAble characters I HAVE EVER READ SGT HARESWILL. IF YOU LOVE EXCITING HISTORICAL DRAMA YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK. I DEFY ANYONE TO READ IT AND NOT THOROUGHLY ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. TOUCHE' MR CORNWELL YOU ARE AMAZING.
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Summary: Excellent addition to the series
Review: I began reading the Sharpe series after seeing the programs onPBS, and I am very hapy that I did. The writing is crisp, and thebooks are consistently entertaining. I see the author is now going into Richard Sharpe's past (before the Peninsula Campaign), and I am pleased that there will be more of these works coming in the future.
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Summary: Sharpe is back!
Review: I came across this book by accident. several years ago I read the entire set of Sharpe novels and was interested in seeing how many of them that Amazon carried because I had had a terrible time aquiring them back in the early 90's and lo and behold I saw that there was a new Sharpe novel out. This one was as consistently good as the rest of the series. I recommend all the Sharpe books. You cant get any better in historical fiction!
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Summary: Sharpe is one hell of a series.
Review: I had read the starbuck series, by Cornwell. Just now I started reading the sharpe series. I finished this book within 24 hours, after getting it. A true recommendation if you like to read cornwell.
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Summary: Non Stop Reading-makes a gift that won't be returned
Review: I have read all of Cornwell's Sharpe series and highly recommend them. Take the time to savor them as when you are finished they are gone. Just the many of the other great reads of the past quarter century-A Boy's Life, Hotel New Hampshire,Over the Edge, Spenser, Lawrence Block,etc.-they are presents you introduce your friends to. Clearly Cornwell will "flense" your resistance to beginning this great series. I rarely give five stars to any writer. Turn off the History Channel and start reading!
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Summary: The is an excellent addition to the series
Review: I have read all this series by Mr. Cornwell. I especially enjoyed the description of Wellington's campaings in Spain and France from the perspective of a junior officer in addition to the description of Richard Sharpe's struggle within the hidebound military system of the times. I grew up with C.S. Forester and first learned of the Peninsula Campaign in Rifleman Dood and The Gun. Much like Hornblower he (Sharpe) rose through the ranks by merit alone.As Hemmingway recomended Hornblower to "Anyone literate I know" I recommend any of the Sharpe novels to everyone I know who enjoys a excellent story or loves history.
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Summary: Excellent Historical Fiction
Review: I have read many historical works of fiction. However, I had really no prior reading experience with this era of Indian/British history. This book provides an exciting adventure about British soldiers in late 18th century India.
Particularly follows the trials and adventures of a hardened soldier. This is not about any ordinary soldier. Rather, it's about Private Richard Sharpe.
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